Ryan Kalil

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he’ll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.

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Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

The Associated Press NFL All-Pro teams were announced Friday, and three Ravens players were named to the first team: outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and fullback Vonta Leach.Suggs led the Ravens with 14 sacks in 2011, and...

Cam Newton delivered the body blow and Jonathan Stewart provided the knockout punch for Carolina. Newton's 62-yard run set up Stewart's 1-yard touchdown leap — his third TD run of the day — with 1:47 remaining to lift the Panthers to a 31-24 victory...

The Washington Redskins will be without three of their five starting offensive linemen Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Redskins center Spencer Long (knee), guard Shaun Lauvao (stinger) and tackle Trent Williams (knee) are inactive for Sunday's...

Rookie safety Eddie Jackson turned a painful anniversary into a record-setting afternoon. He scooped up a loose ball and corralled a tipped pass. And with two long touchdown returns, he made NFL history. Jackson became the first player to score multiple...

There’s another twist in the legal battle involving the six-game suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, and this one favors the NFL.
A federal appeals court Thursday lifted an injunction that had blocked the league from punishing...

Panthers coach Ron Rivera says Cam Newton's apology for a sexist remark to a female reporter was "something that was needed to be said." "I think it was well said and well put," Rivera said Friday. "I think it was well said and well put. I just it...

Julius Peppers has played 17 seasons in the NFL for pretty good defensive teams. But he said none compares to this year's Carolina Panthers. "This is the best one I have ever played on," Peppers said emphatically Sunday. Carolina's defense allowed only...

Cam Newton was perfect in his preseason debut. Seeing live action for the first time since last season's finale, Newton completed both of his passes for 21 yards and a touchdown in the Carolina Panthers' 24-23 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on...

Tony Romo remained with the Cowboys as the first day of free agency wrapped up Thursday, although the quarterback essentially said goodbye to Dallas fans in a video posted on Twitter.
Romo wasn't released when the NFL opened for business after being told...

Rookie quarterback Cody Kessler will be the Browns' starter this week and the foreseeable future. How long that is could be up to him.
Kessler, who returned to practice a few days ago after being sidelined since Oct. 23 with a concussion, will start...

Cam Newton either had a wicked sense of humor or he needed to brush up on his NFL history.
About 10 years ago, long before he got to the league or even to Auburn, Newton participated in an All-Star game run by Boomer Esiason, the league's most valuable...

Bears coach John Fox's fingerprints are on both teams in Super Bowl 50, and there's no bigger evidence of his influence on his two previous employers than the presence of Peyton Manning for what could be the final game in the Broncos quarterback's...

The maturation of an organization is supposed to work like this when the coach and the quarterback have been together at the end of a fifth season and the offense has evolved with little turnover.
It has to work like this when you're coming from rock...

Fourth in a series exploring the April 26-28 NFL draft. Next: Guards.
As many as five offensive tackles could be chosen in the first round, which might say more about the NFL's desperation for blockers than it says about the quality of talent in the...